came across this thing the other day if anyone is looking for the oddball euro-spec ford from the late 50s for a project.





Its located in woonsocket RI, and has no badging on it. I called the number and didn't reach the owner. The Fiance discovered what it was with an interesting smart phone application. She took the front pic, and put it through a filter, and the faded marks on the paint from the word Z-E-P-H-Y-R suddenly became clear as day.
Apparently this is a zephyr mark 2 for English or Australian market imported to the US

Ford Zephyr - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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"Although the Ford Zephyr never saw American production, a very limited amount were imported into the U.S. and the name itself has appeared on other American Ford-related cars"

I get a kick out of a ford sedan made for europe imported to the US. What I really like is the 50s style in a platform about the same size or smaller than the 123 I was driving. A lot of 50s cars are huge, this is something stashable

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Another "if I had the room" cars...

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Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

perfect for a Lotus twin cam upgrade

That's a pretty cool ride!

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It would be perfect for a 4BT engine........

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Germantown, TN

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Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior
Cluster Needles Paint
New Old Stock (NOS) parts

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many more

imaging that thing with a 60X series turbo diesel. just about the right size, and at 2500 lbs its well over 1000 lbs lighter than a typical MB. It would fly

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Physically it sure does have 50's Ford genes though doesn't it? To me more than any other make, you can always spot a Ford. Not that that's necessarily a good thing....

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting